The in-form American can emulate Tiger Woods and Billy Horschel by winning two FedEx Cup events in the same year...
Winner: Dustin Johnson – {ODDS:107695181:4/1}
History suggests a player that has already triumphed at one of this season’s Fed Ex Cup events will win the Tour Championship.
A single player has won multiple tournaments in each of the past four years of the competition.
And both Tiger Woods in 2007 and Billy Horschel in 2014 won the BMW and Tour Championships consecutively.
Johnson’s three-stroke win at Crooked Stick was the US Open champion’s third in eight starts since June, and he has been the world’s best golfer this year.
The 32-year-old has always been a fine player with the driver, ranking in the top three in driving distance, shots gained from tee to green and total shots gained in 2016.
His improvement with the putter has been the key to his recent success though, and should he continue his hot streak on the greens this weekend he will be difficult to catch.
Top five: Daniel Berger – {ODDS:107695171:9/1}
A single spot remains in the American Ryder Cup team, and 23-year-old Berger can take it with a solid result at East Lake.
Bubba Watson is a more experienced, high-profile option for USA captain Davis Love III, but Berger is currently playing better golf than the 37-year-old.
He has missed just one cut in 17 starts since February, at the Bridgestone Invitational when he withdrew with an injury after his first tee shot.
Berger tends to play well in clusters, with five consecutive top-20 finishes earlier this year.
His T10 at the BMW Championship bodes well for his chances, then, and he is poised to improve upon that result this weekend given that he came 12th here in 2015.
First-round leader: Patrick Reed – {ODDS:107695169:18/1}
Another winner from this year’s FedEx Cup, Reed has been one of the PGA Tour’s fastest starters in 2016.
He ranks sixth among all players in round-one scoring average and is in great form, having placed in the top 15 in each of the last three events and won at The Barclays last month.
The 26-year-old’s lead after 18 holes set him up for that victory, and only Charles Howell III has recorded more rounds in the 60s this year.
Patrick Reed to beat Bubba Watson – {ODDS:107695614:7/10}
Watson is playing for a Ryder Cup spot, but has struggled to find form towards the end of the season, having only recorded one top-10 finish since March.
Reed, on the other hand, is currently playing his best golf and is a genuine contender to win this event.
Dustin Johnson to beat Jason Day – {ODDS:109192582:4/6}
Day is still the world No. 1, but Johnson has had the better year and is currently in superior form.
A back injury forced Day to withdraw from the BMW Championship, and it will likely harm the Australian’s chances this weekend.
Rory McIlroy to beat Jordan Spieth – {ODDS:109193162:7/10}
McIlroy won at the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier this month with a stunning final round of 65 after trailing by six shots on Sunday.
Spieth triumphed here last season, but has only won one tournament since his Masters-collapse in April.
That was at the Dean and Deluca Invitational, against a weakened field that did not include Day, Johnson or McIlroy.
